The Bobcats went into Princeton and completed their weekend sweep of the Tigers. One night after limiting Princeton to 12 shots, QU held them to 18 shots on goal. Quinnipiac is running away with the ECAC at 8-0.

Broncos captain Luke Witkowski’s first goal of the season – scored on the power play – turned out to be the game-winner as WMU won their sixth straight game, defeating Michigan, 4-1, on Friday night. Witkowski’s career-high for goals in a season is two, set both as a freshman and last year as a junior. WMU has won six games in a row.

The Bobcats went into Princeton and completed their weekend sweep of the Tigers. One night after limiting Princeton to 12 shots, QU held them to 18 shots on goal. Quinnipiac is running away with the ECAC at 8-0.

Minnesota had leads of 3-0 and 4-1, but couldn’t make them stand up against a potent Colorado College offense led by Alexander Krushelnyski (undrafted), son of former NHLer Mike Krushelnyski. The younger Krushelnyski took over the third period, scoring twice and setting up the game-tying goal in the closing seconds with CC’s goalie pulled. The tying goal was scored when Krushelnyski make a long pass from the half-wall to a teammate standing behind the Minnesota defense on the weak side. Wilcox lunged at the one-timed shot, but couldn’t stop it. Wilcox will head into the Christmas break with 10 wins, which is outstanding – especially for a freshman. The Gophers are second in the WCHA by one point behind Denver.

The Broncos completed their weekend sweep of the Bulldogs with a 2-1 win on Saturday night. WMU scored both of their goals in the third period. Western Michigan is 7-2-1 in conference play, third behind Notre Dame and Miami.

Wilcox has now won seven of his last eight games for the Gophers. Like many of his wins, he was protecting a small lead for the majority of the game before the Gophers were able to get an insurance goal. Wilcox was recently named HCA Division I Rookie of the Month for November, which is a national award.

As Kirill Gotovets describes his style, he makes it clear that defense comes first.
Despite recording 15 points over his first two seasons at Cornell University, the defenseman isn’t worried about not finding his name on the scoresheet during the first nine games of his junior year.
His game still evolving, Gotovets knows stats aren’t everything.
“I think I still play the same style, just a little bit unlucky with the points,” he said. “I don’t think it matters how many points I get, I just worry about how I play and how the team plays.”

The Big Red won their second game of the weekend, coming from behind against the Saints for a 3-1 win. Bolt Prospects writer Jeremy Houghtaling was at the game and will have a feature on Kirill Gotovets in the coming days. For a recap of the game, see Jeremy’s Twitter timeline at Twitter.com/jghoughtaling.
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Jimmy Mullin had his first multi-point game of the year with a goal and an assist in Miami’s second win in as many nights over the Nanooks. Mullin’s assist came when he fed a teammate from behind the net and another teammate banged in that rebound. His goal came on a breakaway in which he went 5-hole on the Alaska-Fairbanks goaltender. Miami freshman goalie Ryan McKay had the shutout for the RedHawks. McKay is the former goaltending partner of Lightning prospect Adam Wilcox. The two were together in USHL Green Bay before the Gamblers decided to keep McKay and trade Wilcox.

Matthew Peca (pictured) scored shorthanded in the third period while RPI was on a 5-on-3 power play to give the Bobcats a 2-1 lead. It turned out to be the game-winning goal and Quinnipiac remained unbeaten in ECAC play (6-0).

The Sioux badly outshot the Tigers for the second night in a row, but this time they came away with a victory – albeit in overtime. UND had 42 shots to CC’s 20. The game-winning goal was scored by Drake Caggiula (2013), his fifth of the season.

After his 6-game win streak was snapped on Friday night against UNO, Adam Wilcox got some revenge on the Mavericks with a 3-2 win on Saturday night. Wilcox made several big saves in the second period after the Gophers went up, 3-0. UNO scored late in the second and again late in the third period to make things interesting.

Matthew Peca returned to the Bobcats lineup and started on the top line. It was believed he was recovering from an “upper body injury.” He apparently left the ice limping halfway through the game. This was a big road win for the Bobcats over a strong Union squad. Quinnipiac improved to 5-0 in the ECAC.

Wilcox and the Gophers saw their six-game win streak snapped by visiting UNO. Minnesota held a 2-1 lead after the first period. The loss was just Wilcox’s second of the season. UNO goalie John Faulkner (undrafted) improved to 8-0-1 on the year. The teams face off again on Saturday.

Brendan O’Donnell had an assist, but Notre Dame had a big night on the scoreboard (in hockey and football), defeating the Sioux, 5-2. Minnesota-native Anders Lee (Islanders) had two goals and an assist for the Irish.

Adam Wilcox improved to 8-1-2 and won his sixth straight game as the Gophers completed a weekend sweep of the Catamounts with a 3-1 win on Saturday. Wilcox has allowed seven goals in Minnesota’s 6-game winning streak. Vermont scored their goal early in the third period. The Gophers added an empty net insurance goal late.

Adam Wilcox registered his first collegiate point when he had an assist on Minnesota’s fourth goal in a 5-1 win in Vermont over the Catamounts. Wilcox didn’t have much of a chance on the shot that got by him. A centering pass from deep in the corner found the stick of a Vermont forward on the far edge of the crease. The forward had a tap-in goal into the open side of Wilcox’s net. Wilcox has given up one goal or less in six of his starts this year. The Gophers are working on a 5-game win streak in which Wilcox has won all five and given up just six goals.